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rob nelson has the story. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it's a cruel irony for newtown this christmas. in the midst of this season of giving, a town still reeling from so much lost. residents are finding no shortage of prayer, comfort, and kindness. during this season of giving, the people of newtown, connecticut, have been overwhelmed with love and support for the holidays. >> you do what you can. everybody does a little bit. and it means a whole lot to everybody. >> reporter: the newtown post office has been flooded with gifts, letters, and prayers. incredible sprinkles of love from all over the globe. >> i think i saw brazil, australia. anybody in newtown who needs a hug. it's amazing. >> reporter: at the local town hall, there are mountains of donated toys. and hurricane sandy victims wanted to spread the joy. >> we have had so much help, we wanted to pay it forward. >> reporter: and the people of newtown agree. asking supporters in lieu of gifts, to perform 26 acts of kindness. from giving away pies -- >> straight out of the oven >> r
rob nelson has the story. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it's a cruel irony for newtown this christmas. in the midst of this season of giving, a town still reeling from so much lost. residents are finding no shortage of prayer, comfort, and kindness. during this season of giving, the people of newtown, connecticut, have been overwhelmed with love and support for the holidays. >> you do what you can. everybody does a little bit. and it means a whole lot to everybody. >>...
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here's abc's rob nelson. >> reporter: no dreaming necessary this year. it is going to be a white christmas for large portions of the u.s., from new england to california's sierra mountains. >> this is as white as we want it to be. >> reporter: but for many, it's turned their simple over the river and through the woods holiday trip, into a chaotic travel nightmare. >> we are hoping we don't sit on the runway. >> reporter: it's no picnic for the little travelers, either. >> want to get there. we're going to be late. come on. >> reporter: a storm is forecast to hit oklahoma this morning. the midwest will see themselves socked with snow by wednesday, which may end up inconveniencing tens of millions of travelers on the day after christmas, one of the heaviest travel days of the whole year. >> most people traveling for the holidays in six years. >> reporter: northern california's snowfall, more than six feet in the sierra mountains, caused the grounding of hundreds of flights in the san francisco area. >> found out my flight had been canceled after four hours
here's abc's rob nelson. >> reporter: no dreaming necessary this year. it is going to be a white christmas for large portions of the u.s., from new england to california's sierra mountains. >> this is as white as we want it to be. >> reporter: but for many, it's turned their simple over the river and through the woods holiday trip, into a chaotic travel nightmare. >> we are hoping we don't sit on the runway. >> reporter: it's no picnic for the little travelers,...
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for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> i don't know. i find that kind of upsetting to watch. i was worried about -- there were hawks in our park. and i was worried about the hawks when my babies were newborns out there. >> absolutely. >> that can't be real. >> i think it can. i totally do. >> sam? >> sam, please weigh in. >> i don't know. i don't know if that one's real. but in nature videos, that's the way they hunt. >> that's what they do. they go down for small animals and take them back. >> i don't know if it's real. >>> we're going to deal with this storm and this is real. right around, watch that low kind of move through. it comes out of the mountains with the snow. then, it will have a pretty stormy kick in the deep south. if there's a bull's eye for where the storm will be, it's in arkansas, little rock area, even southern missouri, as well, will be the strongest storms today. and that low will continue on up toward new york and into new england by the time we get into thursday night and definitely into friday, kicking in some r
for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> i don't know. i find that kind of upsetting to watch. i was worried about -- there were hawks in our park. and i was worried about the hawks when my babies were newborns out there. >> absolutely. >> that can't be real. >> i think it can. i totally do. >> sam? >> sam, please weigh in. >> i don't know. i don't know if that one's real. but in nature videos, that's the way they hunt....
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rob nelson shows us by some miracle that driver survived. >> reporter: look closely, this tiny speck is a massive ford pickup truck while you can't see him, jerry is inside on the ride of his life. >> i'm thinking, i'm dead. i just see all this. but i'm really dead. >> reporter: he was making deliveries when a tornado came through before sending his truck airborne. it swung him into the air, smashing his truck on to another one parked nearby. >> i don't know where i was. i could feel that i was rolling and rocking. this driver was driving in the opposite direction. she raced to his rescue. >> i immediately jumped out of the truck. are you okay? >> reporter: there's an even more amazing twist that good samaritan is his daughter. >> i heard my daughter's voice. my baby girl. when i looked up, here she come walking. >> how did you get here? how did i know? >> i saw the whole thing happening. >> reporter: this morning, his delivery truck is totalled but he's on the mend. for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> home alive after rolling and rocking. >> rolling and ro
rob nelson shows us by some miracle that driver survived. >> reporter: look closely, this tiny speck is a massive ford pickup truck while you can't see him, jerry is inside on the ride of his life. >> i'm thinking, i'm dead. i just see all this. but i'm really dead. >> reporter: he was making deliveries when a tornado came through before sending his truck airborne. it swung him into the air, smashing his truck on to another one parked nearby. >> i don't know where i was....
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other people need to be aware that this guy is out there. >> reporter: for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> the question, what is he going to do with it? >> i know, what a jerk. >> that's not nice. >> that's really wrong. >> it really isn't. >> what a jerk. >>> sam, lots of weather. a lot of warm weather here. >> in some places, your inflatable santa could be next to the inflatable pool. i mean, we've seen the warmest temperatures in 30 years in chicago yesterday. we'll show you pictures of folks running around the chicago area in their shorts. shopping without shirts. midway, 72, the all-time december record. madison, wisconsin, 64. des moines, 69. those are three never-been-warmer-before december temperatures recorded yesterday. and we have all of this heat, spreading a little bit towards the east. just look at the past week. the 400 record high temperatures that have been all across the country. this has been a big story. and it continues to be today. even though there's scattered showers in new york city this morning, you'll get up to 61 and even warmer in
other people need to be aware that this guy is out there. >> reporter: for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> the question, what is he going to do with it? >> i know, what a jerk. >> that's not nice. >> that's really wrong. >> it really isn't. >> what a jerk. >>> sam, lots of weather. a lot of warm weather here. >> in some places, your inflatable santa could be next to the inflatable pool. i mean, we've...
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abc's rob nelson is here with more on that. and a lot of outrage to go around here. >> reporter: absolutely. a remarkable story. it's a heartbreaking scene that's sparked a national debate. was this photographer more concerned about capturing a moment? or saving a life? this is the controversial photo by a "new york post" photographer that has so many people around the nation asking, did this cameraman go too far? it shows the horrifying seconds as this new york city man desperately tries to scramble off the subway tracks, right before a train enters the station and takes his life. video posted online shows how all this started. two men fighting on the platform. the fight escalated with one man pushing the other on to the tracks. the photographer took multiple photos. and he's now saying he was using his camera to try and prevent the tragedy. >> i started running towards the train. my arm stretched out and flashing so that the train driver could look at it. it all happened so fast. i don't know what i could have done more, othe
abc's rob nelson is here with more on that. and a lot of outrage to go around here. >> reporter: absolutely. a remarkable story. it's a heartbreaking scene that's sparked a national debate. was this photographer more concerned about capturing a moment? or saving a life? this is the controversial photo by a "new york post" photographer that has so many people around the nation asking, did this cameraman go too far? it shows the horrifying seconds as this new york city man...